About Match
The table reads 1st (Deportivo Saprissa, 18 pts) against 7th (Puntarenas, 8 pts), 10 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Deportivo Saprissa 2.29 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Puntarenas 1 and 1.43, with the league averaging 1.23. A win here leaves Puntarenas on 11 points and up to 4th, other results permitting.
The five-game form split reads 12/15 points for Deportivo Saprissa against 6/15 for Puntarenas.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 9 Deportivo Saprissa wins, 2 for Puntarenas, 2 draws, at 3.54 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 31% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture leans high-scoring: 77% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 69%.
The venue is Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in San José, with room for 24,000 spectators.